Macintosh 128K
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Macintosh
- Manufacturer
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- Product family
- Compact Macintosh
- Type
- All-in-one
- Released
- January 24, 1984 ; 42 years ago ( 1984-01-24 )
- Introductory price
- US$2,495 (equivalent to $7,700 in 2025)
- Discontinued
- October 1, 1985 ( 1985-10-01 )
- Units sold
- 500,000 and over
- Units shipped
- 250,000 and over
- Operating system
- System Software 1.0 - System Software 1.1
- Cpu
- Motorola 68000 @ 7.8336 MHz (6 MHz effectively)
- Memory
- 128 KB RAM
- Removable storage
- 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 inch (9 cm) floppy disk
- Display
- 9 in (23 cm) monochrome, 512 × 342
- Dimensions
- Height: 13.6 in (35 cm), Width: 9.6 in (24 cm), Depth: 10.9 in (28 cm)
- Weight
- 16.5 lb (7.5 kg)
- Successor
- Macintosh 512K
- Made in
- USA
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Encyclopedic overview
The Macintosh, later rebranded as the Macintosh 128K, is the original Macintosh personal computer from Apple. It is the first successful mass-market all-in-one desktop personal computer with a graphical user interface, built-in screen and mouse. It was pivotal in establishing desktop publishing as a general office function. The motherboard, a 9 in (23 cm) CRT monochrome monitor, and a floppy drive are in a beige case with an integrated carrying handle; it has a keyboard and single-button mouse.
The Macintosh was introduced by a television commercial titled "1984" during Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984, directed by Ridley Scott. Sales were strong at its initial release on January 24, 1984, at US$2,495 (equivalent to $7,700 in 2025), and reached 70,000 units on May 3, 1984. Upon the release of its successor, the Macintosh 512K, it was rebranded as the Macintosh 128K. The computer's model number is M0001.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Macintosh 128K” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.